Attachment for barbers&#39; chairs



Aug. 18, 1925.

J. G. AUGUSTINE ATTACHMENT F' OR BARBERS' CHAIRS Filed Feb. 1'7- 1922 hn 5. Au

Patented Aug 18, 1925.,

UNITED STAT'lEfi JOHN GEORGE AUGUSTINE, OF 'W'ASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLU'MBIA.

ATTACHMENT FDR BARBEBS CHAIRS.

Application filed February 17, 1922. Serial- No, 537,224.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, JOHN G. AUoUs'rIrm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Attachments for Barbers Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for barber's chairs, and the primary object of the invention is the provision of novel means incorporated with the chair for receiving eye glasses, so that the patrons of the barber shop will have a convenient place for de-- positing their glasses while in the chair.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel eye glass case attached to one arm of the barbers chair, so constructed that displacement and breakage of the eye glasses is absolutely precluded, the case being formed so that the eye glasses can be conveniently and quickly placed in or removed from the case.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a novel eye glass case in which parts of the case can be readily removed, so that the case can be thoroughly cleaned and thereby kept in a cleanly and sanitary condition.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel eye glass case for barbers chairs, which will be durable in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be readily incorporated with a barbers chair, and one which can be placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a barbers chair, showing the improved eye glass case incorporated therewith.

Figure 2 is a. perspective View of the case per se, showing the lid in its raised position for receiving eye glasses.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of an arm of a barbers chair, showing the improved eye glass case in position, parts of the case being broken away.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section through the improved case, taken on the line l4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal section taken through the improved case, on the line 5--5 of Figure 3, and

Figure 6 is a. detail perspective view of one of the brackets utilized for connecting the eye glass case to an arm of the barbers chair.

Referring to the drawings in detail, where in similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A indicates a barbers chair; and B, the eye glass receptacle associated therewith.

The barbers chair A, can be of any preferred type or character, and as shown in cludes the seat 5, the back 6, and the arms 7,

The receptacle B can be formed of any desired material, such as sheet metal or wood and includes the bottom wall 10, the front wall 11, the end walls 12 and 13, and the top wall 14:. The back of the case B is left open, as the back is adapted to snugly fit against the arm of the chair as can be clearly seen in Figures 1 and 4. The rear edge of the bottom wall 10 has secured to its upper surface by suitable fastening elements, a longitudinally extending flange or rib 15, in the nature of a rear wall which is adapted to abut against the lower surface of the arm 7 with which it is associated.

The front wall 11 is also rigidly secured to the bottom wall 10 at the front edge thereof in any preferred manner, such as by fastening elements, and the upper edge of the wall may be cut out, as at 16, in order to receive the forward edge of the top wall or cover 14, when the same is in its closed position. The top wall or cover 14 is connected with the end walls 12 and 13 by suitable end pintles or pivot pins 17.

The end walls 12 and 13, with the top wall or lid 1a, are removably associated with the bottom wall 10, and the front wall 11 in order that the case may be thoroughly cleaned, and in order to permit the connection of the end walls 12 and 13 with the front wall 11, the forward edges of the end walls are provided with dove tailed tongues 18, which are adapted to slidably fit in dove tailed guide grooves 19 formed in the rear surface of the front wall 11. in order to prevent the spreading of the walls 12 and 13, when the same are in their operative positions, the lower wall 10 is provided with transverse grooves 20, and lower edges of the end walls 12 and 13 are adapted to fit within said grooves. portion thereof can be provided with arelatively deep notch or slot 21, and as can be readily seen, this notch or slot extends downwardly from the upper edge of the front wall and forms means for permitting the convenient raising of the top wall or cover 14, and means for grasping the eye glasses during the removal of the same from the case. 7 a

It can be seen that when the pair of glasses have been deposited in themes, and when it is desiredto remove the same, that it is merely necessary to insert the fingers in the slot or notch 21 and grasp the glasses and move the same upwardly, which will, of course swing open the cover or top wall 14, and thus permit the easy removal of the glasses.

The receptacle B is connected to the chair A by means of a connecting device C, which has been shown by way of example to be angle brackets 22. These angle brackets 22 consist of forwardly extending horizontal portions 23, upwardly extending portions 2%, and rearwardly extending horizontal portions 25. The horizontal portions may be provided with openings for the reception of fastening elements, which are adapted to extend into the lower wall 10 and the part of the chair with whichthe case is asso ciated.

The case, of course, can be associated with any preferred part of the chair, but it is contemplated securing the same to one arm of the chair as the receptacle can be conveniently reached at such a point.

The arm to which the case is attached is The front wall 11 at the central immaterial, and while the case has been shown attached to the right hand arm, the same can be attached to the left hand arm as is readily apparent.

It is preferred that the case be provided with a lining 26 formed of felt, velvet or some other suitable soft fabric, in order to prevent the scratching or marring of the glasses.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that a barbers chair has been provided having a novel case associated therewith, so that the patrons will have a convenient place to deposit their glasses while having their hair cut or while being shaved. It has been found that most persons wearing eye glasses step into the barbers chair with their glasses on and then have no convenient place to deposit the same.

Changes in details may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of this invention; but,

I claim:

An attachment for barbers chairs comprising a receptacle for eye glasses comprising a bottom wall, a front wall rigidly secured to the bottom wall having a linger slot f rmed centrally therein, the lower wall havi grooves formed in its upper face adjacent to the opposite ends thereof, the front wall being provided with dove tailed guide grooves in its inner face, a longitudinally extending retaining ledge carried by the up per surface of the bottom wall at the rear edge thereof, a pair of side walls slidably associated with the front wall, the lower edge of the side walls being adapted to fit within the grooves formed in the bottom wall, a lid hingedly associated with the side walls, and dove tailed tongues formed on the forward edges of the side walls arranged to fit in the dove tailed guide grooves in the front wall.

JOHN GEORGE AUGUSTINE. 

